Puducherry (Pondicherry)
A former French enclave with mustard-yellow villas, bougainvillea, cafés and the Auroville community nearby.
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Places to visit
Places to visit in Puducherry
43 places on one map: 23 temples, 4 beaches, 3 lakes, 2 churches and more. Tick off the ones you have seen and they go into your India passport.
Our guides to Puducherry
The best-known places
- Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, VelankanniChurch
Jayaseerlourdhuraj, CC BY-SA 3.0 ArikameduAncient site
Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sri Aurobindo AshramTemple
BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0 Immaculate Conception Cathedral, PondicherryTemple
BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0 Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, PondicherryChurch- Manakula Vinayagar TempleTemple
- Nagore DargahMosque
Most Famous Dargah in India.
- Fort St. DavidFort
VasuVR, CC BY-SA 3.0 Tirunallar Saniswaran TempleTemple- Meeran MosqueMosque
Rainer Halama, CC BY-SA 4.0 Aayi MandapamMonument
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0 Ousteri LakeLake
Everything in Puducherry by type
Destination guides 1
Forts 1
Temples 23
- Sri Aurobindo Ashram
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
- Manakula Vinayagar Temple
- Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple
- Varadaraja Perumal Temple
- Our Lady of Angels Church
- Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
- Vedapureeswarar Temple, Puducherry
- Kameeswarar temple
- Karaikal Ammayar Temple
- Panchavatee Hanuman Temple
- Irumbai Mahaleswarar Temple
- St. Andrew's Church, Puducherry
- St. Teresa’s Shrine, Mahé
- Iravatheeswarar Temple, Thirukottaram
- Tiruttelicheri Parvatheeswarar Temple
- Nithyakalyana Perumal Temple, Karaikal
- Dharumapuram Yazhmoorinathar Temple
- Karaikal Kailasanathar Temple
- Rajacholeesvarar Temple, Thirumalairayanpattinam
- Aayiram Kaliamman Temple
- Sri Sengazhuneer Amman Temple
- Nedungadu Tantondresswara temple
Mosques 2
Churches 2
Monuments 3
Ancient sites 1
Museums 2
Wildlife sanctuaries 1
Beaches 4
Lakes 3
Food to try in Puducherry
Dishes 4
- Coconut curry
- Soya dosa
- Stuffed cabbage
- Podanlangkai chutney
Tick what you have tried. It all counts on the food passport.
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best places to visit in Puducherry?
The best known, by how many languages of Wikipedia cover them, are Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Arikamedu, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry, Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Nagore Dargah, Fort St. David. Our destination guides cover Puducherry (Pondicherry).
How many places to visit are there in Puducherry?
Our map has 43 places in Puducherry, including 23 temples, 4 beaches, 3 lakes, 2 churches, 2 mosques.
Places come from Wikidata (CC0) and our own destination guides; checked 19 Oct 2026.